§6614 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

Action plans must be carried out, when practical, to help industries use natural resources more efficiently and to grow rural economies so they rely less on National Forest System lands. The Secretary may give grants, agreements, or contracts with rural communities and partners. Federal funding may pay up to 80 percent of a plan’s total cost, and must count the fair market value of equipment, personnel, and services provided. The Secretary may use other government authorities, including the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, and actions must follow land and resource management plans.

Title 7, §6614

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(a)Action plans shall be implemented, insofar as practicable, to upgrade existing industries to use natural resources more efficiently and to expand the economic base of rural communities so as to alleviate or reduce their dependence on National Forest System land resources.

(b)To implement action plans, the Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts to provide necessary technical and related assistance. Such grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts may be with the affected rural community, State and local governments, universities, corporations, and other persons.

(c)The Federal contribution to the overall implementation of an action plan shall not exceed 80 percent of the total cost of the plan, including administrative and other costs. In calculating the Federal contribution, the Secretary shall take into account the fair market value of equipment, personnel, and services provided.

(d)The Secretary may use the Secretary’s authority under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) and other Federal, State, and local governmental authorities in implementing action plans.

(e)The implementation of action plans shall be consistent with land and resource management plans.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 95–313, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 365, which is classified principally to chapter 41 (§ 2101 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2101 of Title 16 and Tables.

Amendments

1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–113 substituted “natural resources” for “forest resources” and “National Forest System land resources” for “national forest resources”.

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